Nesbyen

Norwegian Bokmål no:Nesbyen,Nesbyen (tettsted) thumb|Nesbyen. thumb|Nes Church in Nesbyen. thumb|Nesbyen Station. thumb|Hallingdalselva at Nesbyen. Alternative forms nb Nes former municipal name; older place name nb Næs traditional spelling of the older name Etymology nb ine-pro *néh₂s *bʰuH- From nb Nes byen headland; place name the town, literally “the town at Nes”. The first element is from nb Nes, from the common noun nb nes headland, point of land, from nb non nes headland, promontory, from nb gem-pro *nasją headland, cape, ultimately related to gem-pro *nasō nose. The second element nb byen the town is the definite singular of nb by town, city, inherited from nb da by, from nb non býr place to settle; settlement, derived from non búa to dwell, live. The municipality was called nb Nes until 2020, when its name was changed to nb Nesbyen to avoid confusion with nb Nes in Akershus. Compare nn Nesbyen place name. Pronunciation nb /ˈneːsˌbyː.ən/ [ˈnes.biːn] traditional local nb eːsbyːən esbiːn 3 2 traditional local nb Nes by en Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality county/Buskerud c/Norway nb town mun/Nesbyen county/Buskerud c/Norway, the administrative centre of the municipality Related terms nb Nes former municipal name; older place name Further reading “Nesbyen – kommune i Buskerud” in Store norske leksikon. “Nesbyen – tettsted” in Store norske leksikon. Nesbyen no Nesbyen (tettsted) no “Statsråd 20. september 2019” in Lovdata. Nesbyen